Well I just finished a build of my own and am pretty happy with how it turned out. The first controller I received had a defective cold relay so I had to order a new one. Luckily I ordered through Amazon, so the return process was smooth. I ended up using a 7x5x3 project box. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread, it made making this thing a breeze!

My STC came yesterday and planning on building this weekend. I ripped apart an old power strip (14G wire) and was wondering if it would be worth it to put in the mini circuit breaker from the strip to maybe add a level of safety?

Just built and put mine in. Temp addition to my fridge, moving it all to a keezer sometime. Works great. Light kicks in when cold and think it will allow me to keep it all in the garage over winter. Now if I could just figure out how to stop the taps from freezing.

Yes, I put in an extra unswitched duplex socked in my build, and those I have built for club members (about 12.) I use it for a computer fan, plugging in a phone 12V DC adapter. It seems to help keep temperatures even.

Yes, I put in an extra unswitched duplex socked in my build, and those I have built for club members (about 12.) I use it for a computer fan, plugging in a phone 12V DC adapter. It seems to help keep temperatures even.

There shouldn't be any issues with doing so right, drawing too much or ??